Brake



i 1,623,73 April 5 1927' J. w. JEPsoN l I 3 BRAKE Filed April 5, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 5,1927.

J. W. J EPSON BRAKE Filed April 5, 1922 2 sheets-Sheet 2 VIE.

Patented Apr.v 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,623,733 Parleurl ori-ica JOHN w. JEPsoN, or ELIZABETH, NEW .inns-EY.

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Application led April 5, 1922. Serial No. 549,715.

My invention relates to im rovements inr brakes and is especially applicable to ordinary drum brakes such as used on motor vehicles. The main object of the inventionis toprovide anI improved brake arrangement in which braking actionuinay be vobtained with veiy little'i'na'iiual power. A further object is to provide an arrangement in which the braking action ismore os; less automatically varied with the need thereof. Further and more specific objects, features and advantages will more clearly appear from the detail description given belowtaken in connection with the accompanying drawlngs a' which form a part of this specification.l

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of a braking apparatus embodying. my 1mprovements in bne form. Fig. 2 is an end view of the saine and Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Referring to the various gures, 1 represents a suitably housing for a rear axle of a motor vehicle. the axle being suitably ]ou'rna.l1ed

therein and carrying on its outer end Ya suitable wheel or one* of the wheels of the vehicle (not shown);l Rigidly secured to the axle so as to rotate therewith 1s a brake drumy2. Arranged to substantially encircle the brake drum 2-are two braking elements or brake bands 3 and 4, each providedwith suitable brake linings 5 and 6'respect1vely. Brake bands 3 and 4 are provided with stirrups 7, 7,7 and 8, 8, 8 respectively which' square opening or aperture 18 therethrough which partially overlaps vthe apertures 16 with the member 15. The member 17 is provided with a bolt member 19 rigid there-,

with and passing loosely through the upwardly extending rib of the lug 12 and nuts 20 are screwed on the outer end of the member 19. 21 represents a short shaft having a cam member 22 on its outer end whichcam member consists of a relatively flat end piece .fitting Within the openings 16 and 18 Whereupon by turning the shaft 21, cam 22 will act upon the outer sides of the openings 16 and 18 and pull the members 15 and 17 toward one another thereby pulling the lugs 13 and12 toward one another so as to cause the brakeband 3 to grab the drum 2 `and tend to brake the same.

The brake band 4 is provided with lugs 23 and 24 riveted to the respective ends thereof and the spider 10 is provided with integral laterally extending lugs 25 and 25av .which act as stops respectively for the. lugs f 23 and 24 on the ends of the brake band 4.

25b represents a square block suitably ap ertured so that the shaft 21 passes freely therethrough, the aperturev bei/ng suitably enlarged atthe ends so that the shaft 21 may have more ior less of a lateral or twisting motion therein so as t0 have a substantially universal connection therewith. Rigid with the block 25b are two bolt members 26 and 27 which ass freely through apertures in standing rlbs on the lugs 23 and 24 respectively and have nuts 28 on the ends thereof to prevent the bolts 26 and 27 from pulling through vsaid openin s. On its innerend the shaft 21 is provided with a ball and socket joint 29 carried in an upstanding art of the rigid rear axle housing 1. The s iaft. 21` is also 4provided -with' a bell crank .lever 30 rigid therewith to theouter endot' which" is pivoted Yan operating link 31. ln operation when it is desired to apply the brakes, the brake link 31 is pulled manually through any suitable mechanism thereby causing a slight rotation of the shaft 21 so that the cam 22 pulls' together thenends of brake band 3 causing the same to grab the brake drum 2., Brake band 3 is normally free to b'c dragged around with the drum 2 a short distance, the stirrups 7 being suflciently long orthis purpose. As the brake band 3 is thus dragged around with lthe drum 2 in yeither direction, it drags and swings the shaft 21 about the ball and socket joint 29 so 'thatithe member 25b and the bolt member 26 or 27, pullsupon the lug 23 or 24 as the case may be, depending upon the direction of rotation o f the drum 2. If the drum 2 be rotating clockwise as viewed in Fig. 2, the dragging of the brake band 3 will cause the shaft 21' throu h the bolt member 26 to ull`upon the eft hand end of the brake and 4 as viewed in Fig. 3, while the bolt manual member 2T will slide freely through its opening in lug 24 permitting the lug 24 to come firmly up against the rigid stop 25L and a slight further Swingin movement of the shaft 21 as it is dragged by the brake band 3 will cause the bolt member 26 to further pull up on the brakeband 4 and cause it to grab the drum 2. Thereupon both brake manual pressure applied to link 31 is maintained constant, so that the braking action applied through brake drum 4 is correspondingly decreased as desired. .In other words with the given application of manual power the braking action varies with the speed of.

rotation and at high speeds very considerable braking action may be obtained with a ver small amou'nt'of'manual power applied while when the speed decreases the braking action automatically decreases and when ap- `lied topa motor vehicle there is' little or no Sanger of locking the wheels.

Should -the brake drum 2 be rotating in the opposite direction, that is, counter clockwise as viewed in Figs. 2 and 3, the brake band 3 will bedragged counter clockwise and will cause the shaft 21 to pull upon the right hand end of brake band 4 while the lug 23 is held fast against the stop 25 so that the braking arrangement operates equally well with eitherdirection of rotation of' the drum 2. It will'be noticed that not onlyis the braking action automatically varied depending upon the speed in a most advantageous manner, but also that the energy of the moving parts to be hraked is utilized in exerting the brakin action particularly through the brake ban -4 so that very little ower is required to satisfactorily operate tlie arrangement.

While I have described my improvements in great detail and in connection with a preferred form thereof, I do not desire to be limited to such details or form since many changes and modifications may be made and the principle of the invention .applied to many lforms of brake arrangements wlthout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A brake comprising a moving element to be braked, two braking elements cooperating therewith, and means whereby the drag on one of the braking elements by the moving element causes a braking action by the other braking element, sai'd means comprising a shaft, rotation of which shaft about its axis causes a braking action by one braking element and movement of the shaft laterally by the drag of said'ybraking action causes braking action of the other braking element.

2. A brake comprising a moving element to be braked, two brake bands cooperating therewith, two relatively fixed stops, one for engaging one end of one band to limit rotary movement thereof in one direction and the other for engaging the other end of the same band for limiting rotary movement thereof in the other direction, a shaft rotation of which causes the second band to grip and brake the elementand means connecting said shaft with the ends of the first brake band, wherebyl drag of the shaft by the second band causesA the first band to 'brake said element.

3. A brake comprising a moving element to be braked, two brake bands cooperating therewith, two relatively fixed stops, one for engaging one end of one band to limit rotary movement thereof in one direction and the other for engaging the other end of the same band for limiting rotary movement thereof in the other direction, a shaft, a cam on said shaft and cam means on the end bf the second brake band cooperating with said cam whereby rotation of the shaft causes said second band to grip the element, and means on said shaft loosely connected with the respective ends lof Ithe first brake band whereby drag of the shaft by the second `band causes the first band to brake the element.

4. A brake comprising a moving element to .be braked, two brake bands cooperating therewith, two relatively fixed stops, one for engaging one-end of one band to limit rotary movement thereof in one direction and the other for engaging the otheryend of the same band for limiting rotary movement thereof in the other direction, a shaft rotation of which causes the second hand to grip and brake the element and means connecting said sha-ft with the ends of the first brake band, whereby drag of the shaft by the seeond bandcauses the first band to brake said element, said last mentioned means comprising a member on the shaft and having a universal movement thereon, rods secured t0 said member and extending) the ends of the first brake and respectively 'and means on the ends of said rods to prevent them from pulling out of said brake band ends.

-In, testimony whereof I have signed my name'to this specification.

JOHN W. JEPSON.

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